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Tuesday 15 May 2012
From Banksy and Putin to two men who ran across America
Britain's Got Talent winner 'overwhelmed' by support
Monday 14 May 2012
Britain's Got Talent winner Ashleigh Butler said today she felt “overwhelmed” by support from the public after she and her dog Pudsey triumphed in the live final of the competition.
Pudsey waltzes away with the BGT crown
Sunday 13 May 2012
The nation's favourite talent show closes with a £500,000 victory for 17-year-old Ashleigh Butler and her dog
Boyd Tonkin: Biography once revealed the secret self. Now, what you see is what you get
Saturday 05 May 2012
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Monday 30 April 2012
Another week, another scandal in Simon Cowell's empire. Whenever you think it might be losing its lustre, up comes something that catapaults it back into the national conversation.
Simon Cowell gives ex-fiancee Mezhgan Hussainy £5m house
Monday 16 April 2012
Simon Cowell is giving his ex-fiancee Mezhgan Hussainy a £5 million gift following the end of their stormy relationship, according to reports.
Simon Cowell throws in the towel as BBC wins ratings war
Thursday 12 April 2012
ITV admits defeat in Saturday night duel with The Voice as Britain's Got Talent moves to later slot
One Direction may be forced to change band name
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Could One Direction be forced into a dramatic U-turn? The British boyband taking the world by storm has run into a roadblock after a small Californian band slapped them with a multi-million dollar lawsuit. That band’s name? One Direction.
James Moore: Expect more wonders from the Far East
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Outlook Amazing what you can do with Japanese managers. Thanks to the small matter of an £8m bung from the Government, more than 1,000 desperately needed jobs are going to be created in the North-east, where Nissan will build some new cars.
Style shrinks: Is the sky the limit for Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon?
Sunday 01 April 2012
The hair
So did ITV or BBC win the war of the talent shows? The jury's out...
Monday 26 March 2012
The Voice and Britain's Got Talent (BGT) have both claimed victory in the ratings battle to be Saturday night's top TV talent show.
It's 'The Voice' vs 'Britain's Got Talent': Round One
Sunday 25 March 2012
Forget the fighting talk, flick between the channels and it's hard to tell which show you're watching
This Briton's got talent: Simon Cowell reveals what it's like to be the most powerful person in pop
Friday 23 March 2012
One man does more to shape our music industry than any other. As he begins another star search, the svengali talks to our guest editor David Walliams.
This Briton's got talent
Friday 23 March 2012
Hitmaker Simon Cowell tells David Walliams what it's like to be Britain's biggest pop maestro
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